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MODILLION [3 records]

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Record 1 2011-10-25

English

Subject field(s)
  • Construction Methods
DEF

An architectural support projecting from a wall, as a corbel

DEF

Support projecting horizontally from a vertical surface.

DEF

A support projecting from a wall or column.

OBS

Bracket... In classical architecture it is usually called an arcon, a console, or a modillion; in medieval building, a corbel; in modern construction, a cantilever.

OBS

Term and definition standardized by ISO.

Key term(s)
  • ancon
  • modillion
  • console
  • corbel

French

Domaine(s)
  • Procédés de construction
DEF

Support saillant horizontalement d'une surface verticale.

OBS

Lefebvre, Dictionnaire de la construction.

OBS

Terme et définition normalisés par l'ISO.

OBS

La console se différencie du corbeau par le fait qu'elle est sensiblement plus haute que large, et qu'elle porte sur plusieurs assises de pierre.

Spanish

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Record 2 2011-03-01

English

Subject field(s)
  • Architecture
DEF

a piece of stone, wood, or metal, often in the form of a bracket, projecting from the side of a wall and serving to support a cornice, the spring of an arch, etc.

DEF

A projecting block, usually of stone, supporting a beam or other horizontal member.

DEF

A projection, usually of stone but occasionally of brick or iron, built into a wall and projecting from its face, as a bracket to support a beam or a roof-truss.

OBS

Bracket [...] In classical architecture it is usually called an ancon, a console, or a modillion; in medieval building, a corbel; in modern construction, a cantilever.

Key term(s)
  • ancon
  • modillion
  • console
  • bracket

French

Domaine(s)
  • Architecture
DEF

Pierre, pièce de bois ou de métal en saillie sur l'aplomb d'un parement, destinée à supporter un linteau, une corniche ...

DEF

Support en bois, en pierre ou en métal encastré dans une maçonnerie et formant saillie sur son parement, pour porter un balcon, une corniche, une naissance de voûte, un linteau, un pan de bois, une poutre, etc. L'élément ainsi soutenu est dit en encorbellement.

OBS

La console se différencie du corbeau par le fait qu'elle est sensiblement plus haute que large, et qu'elle porte sur plusieurs assises de pierre.

Spanish

Campo(s) temático(s)
  • Arquitectura
DEF

Pieza corta de madera o piedra que sobresale de un muro y sirve de apoyo a otro elemento estructural.

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Record 3 2003-10-07

English

Subject field(s)
  • Architectural Elements
  • Architectural Styles
DEF

A horizontal bracket or console, usually in the form of a scroll with acanthus, supporting the corona under a cornice.

OBS

If in the form of a plain block, it is a block modillion or incut modillion. Found in Corinthian, Composite, and, less frequently, Roman Ionic orders.

French

Domaine(s)
  • Éléments d'architecture
  • Styles en architecture
DEF

Chacune des petites consoles aplaties disposées à intervalle régulier sous le larmier d'une corniche; contrairement au corbeau, le modillon a une fonction plus décorative que porteuse.

OBS

Selon leur forme, on distingue les modillons doriques (ou mutules), les modillons à volutes, les modillons carrés, les modillons à copeaux. L'espace compris entre deux modillons est appelé «entre-deux, métatome ou métoche». [...] Les «denticules» sont des petits modillons de forme cubique, rapprochés les uns des autres.

Spanish

Campo(s) temático(s)
  • Elementos arquitectónicos
  • Estilos arquitectónicos
DEF

Ménsula de adorno situada debajo de una cornisa.

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